Definition of Lipoprotein

1. Noun. A conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood.


Definition of Lipoprotein

1. Noun. Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lipoprotein

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lipoprotein

1. An important class of serum proteins in which a spherical hydrophobic core of triglycerides or cholesterol esters surrounded by an amphipathic monolayer of phospholipids, cholesterol and apolipoproteins. Classified according to density: chylomicrons, large low density particles, very low density, low density and high density species. Important in lipid transport, especially cholesterol transport in the blood stream. Abnormalities in lipoprotein metabolism have been implicated in certain heart diseases. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipoprotein

lipophobic
lipophobicity
lipophore
lipophores
lipophorin
lipophosphodiesterase I
lipophosphodiesterase II
lipophosphoglycan
lipophosphoglycan Gal6-mannosylphosphoryltransferase
lipophylic
lipoplex
lipoplexes
lipopolymer
lipopolysaccharide
lipopolysaccharides
lipoprotein (current term)
lipoprotein(a) hyperlipoproteinaemia
lipoprotein-x
lipoprotein Lp(a)
lipoprotein electrophoresis
lipoprotein lipase
lipoprotein polymorphism
lipoproteinemia
lipoproteins
lipos
liposarcoma
liposarcomas
liposculpture

Literary usage of Lipoprotein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"To determine levels of serum lipoprotein lipase, groups of five mice were injected with heparin, iv, at six dosage levels of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 4.0, 8.0, ..."

2. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"lipoprotein and apolipoprotein levels in angiographically defined coronary ... Relation of serum lipoprotein levels and systolic blood pressure to early ..."

3. So You Have High Blood Cholesterol by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"So, in order to be able to travel in the bloodstream, the cholesterol made in the liver is also coated with a layer of protein making a lipoprotein. ..."

4. Health Consequences of Smoking for Women: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1985)
"HIGH-DENSITY lipoprotein High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a protein complex that transports cholesterol in the blood. A higher level of HDL is correlated ..."

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